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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest,.... Leah's eldest son, who is supposed to be at this time about four or…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 30:1-43
- Jacob’s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān, Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y, Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
She called his name Gad - This has been variously translated. גד gad, may signify a troop, an army, a soldier, a false…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 30:1-13
We have here the bad consequences of that strange marriage which Jacob made with the two sisters. Here is,
I. An unhappy…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Fortunate Heb. with fortune! Another reading is, Fortune is come. The versions (LXX ἐν τύχῃ = "with fortune," Lat.…
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